Baked Gnocchi With Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced (4 cups)
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
1/2 rotisserie chicken, skin removed, shredded (2 cups)
17 1/2 ounces potato gnocchi
1 1/2 cups Baby Spinach, loosely packed
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated (1 oz)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Heat your skillet over medium high heat, add the oil, then mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 4 minutes or so. Transfer mushrooms to a plate and wipe out the skillet.
Reduce the heat under the skillet to medium and melt the butter in the skillet. Stir in the flour and cook, whisking, for about 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk and chicken broth, simmering while whisking, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the nutmeg.
Add in the chicken, mushrooms, gnocchi, and spinach. Stir to coat everything and wilt the spinach. Sprinkle with Parmesan, then transfer the whole shebang to the oven. If using a separate casserole, transfer everything to the casserole, then sprinkle with the Parmesan.
Bake until bubbling, about 20 minutes. If you like, turn on the broiler and brown the top for about 3 minutes.